The Republic of Ihlandia is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, democratic population of 125 million Ihlandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 9.5%.

The thriving Ihlandian economy, worth 11.9 trillion Bits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,326 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Ex-cons are paid to remain law-abidingly dull, school plays were recently banned due to concerns of child endangerment, one little fight can find you movin' to be the fresh prince of Ilba, and only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote. Crime is totally unknown. Ihlandia's national animal is the Armadillo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ihlandia is ranked 66,635^th in the world and 20^th in ICS Addis Ababa Region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,143.18 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.